Alternative Wellness Services

Alternative Wellness Services, located at 411 Alfred Street in Biddeford, Maine, provides high-quality outpatient behavioral health care for children, adolescents, teens, and adults. The center focuses on holistic, strengths-based approaches to support emotional well-being, skill development, and personal growth. Services include individual, group, and family therapy, medication management, care coordination through the Behavioral Health Home (BHH) program, and specialized support for substance use. Clients can also access innovative programs such as the Driver Education and Evaluation Program (DEEP) and community-based and in-home services designed to address everyday challenges and life transitions.

The team at Alternative Wellness Services combines evidence-based interventions with creative and personalized approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, narrative therapy, play and art therapy, eco-therapy, and mindfulness-based techniques. They support clients with conditions such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, trauma, substance use disorders, insomnia, and executive functioning challenges. By providing a collaborative, culturally sensitive, and compassionate environment, Alternative Wellness Services empowers clients to achieve improved mental health, independence, and overall wellness while connecting them to community resources and educational support.